Phone comparison · UK prices · October 2026
Pixel 11 or Honor 600: which should you buy?
The short answer
The Pixel 11 leads on speed and software updates. The Honor 600 leads on the screen and has the bigger screen. The Pixel 11 costs £368 more than the Honor.
Comparing 2 phones
What the extra money buys
The Pixel 11 costs £368 more than the Honor.
You get: wireless charging, a zoom lens, a faster chip and more memory (RAM).
You give up: a bigger battery, faster charging by cable, a brighter screen and a higher-resolution main camera.
Worth it if you want wireless charging and a zoom lens. Keep the money if a bigger battery matters more to you.
Differences in daily life
Battery and charging
Depends on youThe Honor 600 has the bigger battery (6,400 mAh vs 4,985 mAh on the Pixel), which may help it last longer between charges.
The Pixel 11 is the only one that charges without a cable (25 W), so it can top up on a wireless pad.
Screen
Best: Honor 600The Honor 600 has the brighter screen (8,000 nits vs 3,000 nits on the Pixel), so it is easier to read in strong sunlight.
Camera
Depends on youThe Pixel 11 is the only one with a zoom lens (5x), so it can get closer to faraway subjects without cropping the photo.
The Honor 600's main camera has more megapixels (200 MP vs 48 MP on the Pixel), so photos can capture more fine detail in good light.
Speed
Best: Pixel 11The Pixel 11's chip (Google Tensor G6) scores higher in benchmark tests than the one in the Honor (Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4), so it should feel quicker in demanding apps and games.
It also has more memory (12GB vs 8GB on the Honor), which helps it keep more apps open at once.
Toughness
Depends on youThe Honor 600 has the better water and dust rating (IP69K vs IP68 on the Pixel), so on top of surviving a dunk it is also rated against high-pressure water jets.
The Pixel 11's screen uses named toughened glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2); the Honor's specs name none.
Size and weight
Best: Honor 600The Honor 600 has the bigger screen (6.57 inches vs 6.3 inches on the Pixel), which gives more room for videos, maps and reading.
Software updates
Best: Pixel 11The Pixel 11 promises more major Android upgrades (7 vs 6 on the Honor), so it should get new Android versions for longer.
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Scores
| Score | Pixel 11 | Honor 600 |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 72 | 81 |
| Screen | 86 | 90 |
| Camera | 89 | 75 |
| Speed | 85 | 70 |
| Toughness | 92 | 73 |
| Connections and extras | 91 | 85 |
| Overall | 86 | 79 |
How these scores are made: Each score is calculated from the maker's published specs and benchmark results, using one fixed formula for every phone. We have not tested these phones in the hand. How we score phones
Specs side by side
Display
- Type
- OLEDAMOLED
- Size
- 6.36.57
- Resolution
- 1080 × 24241264 × 2728
- Refresh rate
- 120120 Hz
- PPI
- 422458
- Aspect ratio
- 20:919.5:9
- Screen-to-body ratio
- 86.191.2 %
- Display features
- Capacitive Touchscreen, HDR10+, Multi-touch display1 billion colors, 3840Hz PWM Dimming, Capacitive Touchscreen, HDR Vivid, Multi-touch display
- Max rated brightness
- 30008000 nits
- Screen protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 4Mohs level 4
Core Specifications
- Chipset
- Google Tensor G6Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
- CPU cores
- 78
- Fabrication Technology
- 3 nm4 nm
- CPU max frequency
- 4.11 GHz2.8 GHz
- Microarchitecture
- 1x 4.11 GHz – ARM C1-Ultra, 4x 3.38 GHz – ARM C1-Pro, 2x 2.65 GHz – ARM C1-Pro1x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720 3x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A520
- GPU
- IMG PowerVR CXTP-48-1536Qualcomm Adreno 722
- RAM
- 12GB8GB, 12GB
- Storage
- 256GB, 512GB128GB, 256GB, 512GB
- Storage Type
- UFS 4.0128GB/256GB/512GB
Software
- Operating System
- Android 17 (Cinnamon Bun), with up to 7 major OS updatesAndroid 16 (Baklava), with up to 6 major Android upgrades, MagicOS 10
Main Camera
- Matrix
- 48200 MP
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 24/30/60 fps, 1080p @ 24/30/60/120/240 fps2160p @ 30 fps, 1080p @ 30/60 fps
- Video Features
- 10-bit HDR, Gyro-EIS, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)Gyro-EIS, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
- Features
- Best Take, Multi-zone Laser Autofocus (AF), Panorama, Pixel Shift, Ultra HDRColor Spectrum sensor, High Dynamic Range (HDR), Panorama
- Lenses
- 48 MP, ƒ/1.7, 24 mm (Wide angle), 1.0 μm, 1/1.56" Sensor size, 10.8 MP, ƒ/3.1, 112 mm (Telephoto), x5 Optical zoom, 1/3.2" Sensor size, Dual-Pixel PDAF, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), 13 MP, ƒ/2.2, 120° (Ultra-wide angle), 1/3.1" Sensor size, PDAF200 MP, ƒ/1.9, 24 mm ( Wide angle ), 0.56 μm, 1/1.4" Sensor size - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) - PDAF (9cm - ∞) 12 MP, ƒ/2.2, 16 mm, 112° ( Ultra-wide angle ) - PDAF
Selfie camera
- Matrix
- 10.550 MP
- Lenses
- 10.5 MP, ƒ/2.2, 20 mm (Ultra-wide angle)50 MP, ƒ/2.0, 21 mm ( Wide angle ), 0.61 μm, 1/2.88" Sensor size
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 30/60 fps, 1080p @ 30/60 fps2160p @ 30 fps, 1080p @ 30/60 fps
- Video Features
- High Dynamic Range (HDR)Gyro-EIS
- Features
- PanoramaHigh Dynamic Range (HDR)
General
- Announced
- Wednesday, 12 August 2026Wednesday, 22 April 2026
- Released
- Thursday, 20 August 2026Monday, 18 May 2026
Battery
- Capacity
- 49856400 mAh
- Type
- Li-IonLithium polymer
- Wired charging power
- 30 W80 W
- Wireless charging support
- YesNo
- Wireless charging power
- 25 WN/A
- Features
- Bypass charging, Qi2.2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, Wired charging from 0-55% in 30 minutes (as advertised), Wireless magnetic chargingReverse wired charging
Design
- Height
- 152.8156 mm
- Width
- 7274.7 mm
- Thickness
- 8.67.8 mm
- Weight
- 197185 g
- Resistance certificate
- IP68IP68, IP69K
- Resistance cert. meaning
- Dust-tight and water-resistant (submersible up to 1.5m for 30 minutes)Dust and water-resistant (withstands high-pressure water jets; submersible up to 1.5m for 30 minutes)
Network
- SIM cards
- Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM), Dual SIM (eSIM + eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM)
- Network_5G bands
- n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n2615G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900 MHz)
- Network_4G bands
- b1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b7, b8, b12, b13, b14, b17, b18, b19, b20, b21, b25, b26, b28, b29, b30, b32, b38, b39, b40, b41, b42, b48, b66, b71LTE: b3 (1800), b41 (2500 MHz)
Connectivity
- WiFi support
- Yes (Wi-Fi 6)Yes (Wi-Fi 7)
- Bluetooth support
- Yes, v6.0Yes, v5.4
- USB ports
- USB Type-C 3.2USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
- GPS features
- BDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS (L1 & L5), NavIC, QZSSBDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS, NavIC, QZSS
- Wi-Fi standards
- 802.11/a/b/g/n/ac/ax802.11/a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
- Wi-Fi features
- Tri-bandDual-band or Tri-band: Varies by market or region, Wi-Fi Direct